The Northern Night Light
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| Little Einsteins
episode |
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| "The Northern Night Light" | |
| Episode No. | Season 1, Episode 16 |
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| Guest star(s) | NONE |
| Director(s) | Olexa Hewryk |
| Storyboard Artist(s) | ?? |
| Animation Director(s) | ?? |
| Creative Director(s) | {{{Director (Creative}}} |
| Technical Director(s) | {{{Director (Technical}}} |
| Supervising Producer | NONE |
| Production No. | 016 |
| Airdate(s) | 2006 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous episode | Jump For Joey |
| Next episode | Oh Yes, Oh Yes, It's Springtime |
"The Northern Night Light" is a Little Einsteins episode from season one.
Brief Summary: The gang travels toward Lapland, a frozen place near the Arctic, and finds a Baby Reindeer wandering into a winter forest. But there's a problem - Quincy is afraid of the dark. Will Quincy conquer his fear and rescue the Baby Reindeer?
Setting: Parthenon in Athens, Greece; Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Lapland
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[edit] Characters Present
- Leo
- Annie
- June
- Quincy
- Rocket
- Baby Reindeer
- Mommy Reindeer
- Snowy Owl
- Arctic Fox
[edit] Plot
The gang is flying and start to be silly. They are so silly, Rocket starts being silly and flies them to Lapland! While there, they encounter a group of reindeer. They notice that a baby reindeer runs off while chasing a little bird. The Little Einsteins make it their duty to find the Baby Reindeer and return her to her Mom! Quincy is the first to notice that it is getting dark quicker in Lapland. He has no delay in telling of his fear of the dark. He will not give up, though, until the mission is completed. Along the way, they meet a potentially scary Snowy Owl and arctic fox. The team decides to be silly in order to overcome their fears. When dark comes, Quincy does get a little scared but the rest of the team helps him get through it by singing and dancing. The sun goes down and the Northen Lights start to light up the sky! The Little Einsteins find Baby Reindeer and return her to her mother!
[edit] Mission
Help Mommy Reindeer find Little Reindeer
[edit] Art
"Road from Saint-Siméon Farm in Winter" (Claude Monet)
[edit] Songs
Flight of the Bumblebee (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
- Flubba dubba da dubba da dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba duh dubba da!
- Flubba dubba da dubba da dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba duh dubba da!
- No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no, we’re not scared!
- No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no, we’re not scared!
[edit] Musical Concept
- Fortissimo is taught by asking Baby Reindeer to play her bells really loudly
- Rhythm is taught by having the audience shake their hands, head, legs, and “tail” (in various combinations) to the rhythm of Flight of the Bumblebee.
[edit] Rocket's Gadgets
- Look and Listen Scope
- Super Skis
[edit] Trivia
- Little Reindeer's voice is a vibraphone that plays Flight of the Bumblebee
- Mommy Reindeer's voice is a vibraphone, but in a lower register than Little Reindeer's
- Snowy Owl's voice is a wind instrument (most likely a didgeridoo)
- Arctic Fox's voice is a violin.
- Rocket is capable of laughter.
- Quincy is afraid of the dark.
- The Northern Lights (or aurora borealis) is viewed as the sky laughing in different colors. The children say it is “the best nightlight in the world!”
- Quincy sings his “silly song” at the Final Curtain.
- This is the fourth time the kids wear their winter outfits.
